How to teach pre-school maths at home

[buds]

From your end in the US got good and cheap ones anot?

[dimsum]

Can anyone advise me what is a kid expected to learn/know for Maths by end of N2? We are currently residing overseas and my boy does not go to school. I want to make sure he’s not lagging too far behind when he enters K1 next year. Thanks!

[learningstore]

for maths items like base ten cubes and other teaching aids used in preschool and primary schools, you could also try browsing The Learning Store website . we supply to schools and parents.

[Daddy D]

GreenQ:

Hi, juz to share a little bit...


Hav found a website for basic maths skills - http://www.mathsisfun.com . There are thousands of variations of worksheets to be printed out. Suit for presch or kindergarden kids. FOC.

I like it, coz it save me a lot fo time to set the maths qtns for 3 of my K1 kids. I can spend more time to teach them one by one to build their gd foundation in maths. And save $ too to buy the simple maths workbooks for them... This is an alternative worksheets website besides other maths games.

Just saw this... looks great... just what I need... esp the maths trainer... hope this will help my gal... she's still very slow in addition... tryin to teach her to memorise... not count...

[Hifive]

Hi parents


My boy is in nursery now. I would like to teach him number bond - need advice on how to teach him so that he can remember.

[autumnbronze]

buds:

Another similar strategy can be used to sing
the days of the week, adapting the tune to
O' My Darlin' Clementine..

There are 7 days,
There are 7 days,
There are 7 days,
In a week.......
Monday, Tuesday.......
Wednesday, Thursday.......
Friday, Saturday and Sunday.......

Note : Wednesday is pronounced as wenzdei.
Not Wed-nes-day or When-nurse-day..
Just wenz-dei.

Word of caution : Such strategies can evoke obsessive
reactions to songs. Children may have the songs stuck
in their heads and they may sing it over and over again
like under a \"Months-of-the-year\" spell! Do not say you
were not warned!

Dear buds,

Thank you for the tips on how to teach pre-sch maths above. They are v v useful.

Also, I SO agree with you that this 7 days a week song is can get SO addictive. My DS is constantly singing - this song - and he NEVER fails to correct me if I get it wrong eg: \"There are seven days, there are seven days, there are seven days of the week.....\" He'll say \"no mummi, its in the week, not of\" :roll: :lol:

[sunflower2005]

hi, I just want to share with you all


I also teach my girl Maths at Home. She is now 5 ,doing 4 digit addition and subtraction Maths. She able to remember times table 1-12 . She could doing division, multiplication.

I never use a lot of resources to teach but i teach her to count 1-100 then 100-1 till she is familiar all the number in order from front to back then back to front. in this way she can easily to know before 10 is 9 and after 10 is 11.

I am using fingers count methods. if 9+1= ? . I teach her put the finger out 1 . then count from 9 + 1 finger = 10. same as subtraction. if 9-1= ?
put out finger 1 then count from 9 then count backward. 8

and I also using kumon methods. let her practise worksheet like 1+1, 1+2, 1+3.....
then 2+1 , 2+2....

that methods is work for my girl. she is very sensitive to the numbers if she could count from 1 to 100 then 100-1.

[Hifive]

Hi sunflower2005


Thanks for your sharing. Very impressive for a 5 yr old to be able to remember time-table 1-12 and doing division and multiplication!

Can you pls advise :
1. how much time do you use to teach your girl Maths ? is it on a daily basis?
2. you mentioned you use kumon methods - do they have a specific way to teach? Or just buy the worksheet for her to practise at home till she is familiar?

Thanks

[sunflower2005]

Hifive

Is on daily basis about half a hour / half or one worksheet.
You can refer to my blog.
http://tongfamilysabrina.blogspot.com/search/label/Maths

about Kumon method- is more on practising.
do they have a specific way to teach? I not very sure. I only brought the worksheet from popular JB.
and I will explain it and stay with her a few week about 2 months , she could do it independently by herself.

[sunflower2005]

try not to give too much of the worksheet.my girl took about 6 months to finished the whole worksheet (+1,+2,+3,+4,+5,+6,+7,+8,+9,+10)


once their similiar the numbers they will do very fast , one row take less than 5 min